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Joe Diffie was a singer, singer-songwriter and musician, born on December 28, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Death is recorded on March 29, 2020, at the age of 61. Joe Diffie studied at Cameron University. Awards on record include Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (2002).
My Take
Joe Diffie is, to my ear, one of country music's most honest voices. There is real weight in the fact that he spent the mid-1980s as a demo singer before Epic signed him in 1990; that apprenticeship gives his delivery a lived-in credibility no overnight star can fake. I am drawn to artists whose biographies you can hear inside the songs, and his blend of barroom humor and quiet ache does exactly that. His 2002 induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame was well deserved, and his death in 2020 felt like losing a genuine craftsman far too early.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Diffie
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・ディフィー
- Reading
- じょー・でぃふぃー
- Born
- December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / musician
2. Background
- University
- Cameron University
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://joediffie.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Diffie
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1691384
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Joe Diffie born?
Born December 28, 1958.
When did Joe Diffie die?
Died March 29, 2020, aged 61.
Where was Joe Diffie from?
Joe Diffie was from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
What did Joe Diffie do?
Joe Diffie worked as singer, singer-songwriter, musician.
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